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Meissen Porcelain Page

In 1997, the New Orleans Museum of Art received one of the most significant gifts to the Decorative Arts collection in NOMA’s history: the H. Lloyd Hawkins, Jr. Collection of nearly… read more

French Ceramics Page

French ceramics is another strength of NOMA’s collection, with a major emphasis on the porcelains of Paris from circa 1770 to circa 1870. The Paris porcelain collection at NOMA is the… read more

Decorative Art Page

The Decorative Arts Department of the New Orleans Museum of Art is the largest division of the permanent collection, with more than 15,000 works of art. The collection ranges from antiquity… read more

China Page

The Museum’s collection of Chinese ceramic art includes examples from the Neolithic to the end of the imperial era, exploring the earthenware, stoneware and porcelain traditions in China. Highlights in this… read more

Book Club Events Page

NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART BOOK CLUB FELIX J. DREYFOUS LIBRARY OCTOBER 2012 – SEPTEMBER 2013 To join the NOMA Book Club and to RSVP for meetings call Sheila Cork (Librarian)… read more

"Lifelike" is All About Context News Item

By Alex Rawls | My Spilt Milk The new show at the New Orleans Museum of Art needs to be seen in its space to be fully appreciated. The subtext of… read more

Doug MacCash's top 10 picks for New Orleans art experiences in 2011 News Item

In 2011, the Crescent City saw The New Orleans Museum of Art turn 100, the Louisiana ArtWorks studio complex shut down, more modern sculpture rise up on Veterans Memorial Boulevard, much… read more

August's Book Club: "The Forest Lover: A Novel by Susan Vreeland" Event

It was Emily Carr (1871-1945), not Georgia O’Keeffe or Frida Kahlo, who first blazed a path for women artists. Her boldly original landscapes are praised today for capturing an untamed British… read more

March's Book Club: "An Object of Beauty" by Steve Martin Event

An Object of Beauty Steve Martin Grand Central Publishing (2010), ISBN-10: 0446573744 Lacey Yeager is young, captivating, and ambitious enough to take the NYC art world by storm. Groomed at Sotheby’s… read more

May's Book Club: "The Forger's Spell" by Edward Dolnick Event

The Forger’s Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century Edward Dolnick Harper Perennial (June 16, 2009), ISBN-10: 0060825421 As riveting as a… read more

February's Book Club: "The Shadow Catcher" by Marianne Wiggins Event

The Shadow Catcher Marianne Wiggins Simon & Schuster (June 3, 2008), ISBN-10: 0743265211 Narrated in the first person by a reimagined writer named Marianne Wiggins, the novel begins in Hollywood, where… read more

MASS PRODUCED Exhibition

MASS PRODUCED as been extended! This exhibition aims to examine the impact of industrial techniques on mass-produced objects for the home. The nineteenth century saw an explosion in the quantity and… read more

August's Book Club: "The Autobiography of Emily Carr" by Emily Carr Event

Growing Pains: The Autobiography of Emily Carr Emily Carr (Any edition is acceptable.) Growing Pains tells the story of writer and painter Emily Carr’s life, from a proper Canadian girlhood, through… read more

April's Book Club: "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson Event

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America Erik Larson Vintage (February 10, 2004), ISBN-10: 0375725601, ISBN-13: 978-0375725609 Erik Larson intertwines the true… read more

New donations to New Orleans Museum of Art enrich collection for the next century: An editorial News Item

The New Orleans Museum of Art opened in 1911 with fewer than a dozen works of art of its own. The collection has grown dramatically over the past 100 years, and… read more

September's Book Club: "Joseph Cornell: Master of Dreams" by Diane Waldman Event

Joseph Cornell: Master of Dreams Diane Waldman Harry N. Abrams (April 1, 2006), ISBN-10: 0810992523, ISBN-13: 978-0810992528 Out of the fantasies that enriched an often reclusive life, the enigmatic American artist… read more

June's Book Club: "The Lady and the Unicorn" by Tracy Chevalier Event

The Lady and the Unicorn Tracy Chevalier Plume (December 28, 2004), ISBN-10: 0452285453, ISBN-13: 978-0452285453 The Lady and the Unicorn is Tracy Chevalier's answer to the mystery behind one of the… read more

July's Book Club: "Seven Days in the Art World" by Sarah Thornton Event

Seven Days in the Art World Sarah Thornton W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition (November 2, 2009), ISBN-10: 039333712X, ISBN-13: 978-0393337129 In a series of beautifully paced narratives, Sarah Thornton… read more

Modern & Contemporary American Art Page

NOMA’s collection of American Modern and Contemporary art ranges from the Impressionism of Mary Cassatt to the modernism of Georgia O’Keeffe, from the Abstract Expressionism of Jackson Pollock to the dynamic… read more

Scents and Sensibility: Perfume Bottles & Related Accessories from Antiquity to the Present Exhibition

Just as young gentleman charmed the women in Jane Austin’s Sense and Sensibility, perfumes have inspired people for centuries. The designs of each unique bottle reflect history. Curator John Keefe, Curator… read more

July's Book Club: "The $12 Million Stuffed Shark" by Don Thompson Event

The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art Don Thompson Palgrave Macmillan (2010), ISBN-10: 0230620590, ISBN-13: 978-0230620599 Intriguing and entertaining, The $12 Million Stuffed Shark is a Freakonomics… read more

Banal Bliss: Massive, 'Lifelike' Show Blurs Lines of Reality at NOMA News Item

By Lianna Patch | NOLA Defender Click here to read the article on NOLA Defender’s website. Now open at the New Orleans Museum of Art: an exhibit that will blow your… read more

'Lifelike' at NOMA is a Mind-Blowing New Show News Item

By Doug MacCash, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune November 08, 2012 Click here to see the full article with images. “Lifelike,” the big new exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art,… read more

"Lifelike" & Odyssey Ball News Item

On view November 11 to January 27, Lifelike explores the boundaries between the real and fabricated in the work of over 50 artists from around the globe. Artists featured in the… read more

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